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Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste De Clarac
Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste, Comte de Clarac (24 June 1777, Paris – 20 January 1847, Paris) was a French artist, scholar and archaeologist. He published a catalogue of the Musée du Louvre, and a ''Manuel de l'Histoire de l'art'' and also that which is considered his best work: the ''Musée de sculpture antique et moderne'', 1826–1852, completed after his death. Having served for some time in the army of prince Conde, and afterward entered a Russian regiment. After that he returned to France, and then to Naples in 1808. During his stay there he superintended the excavations at Pompeii, the results of which he described in his book, ''Fouilles Faites a Pompei.'' He soon left Italy and followed the duke of Luxembourg in his embassy to Brazil. On his return to Paris he was appointed successor to Visconti as keeper of the ''Musee des Antiques.'' Life Emigrating on the Revolution, he travelled round Europe, finding success in drawing and archaeology. He became tutor to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forêt Vierge Du Brésil
The Chablis region of Burgundy is classified according to four tiers of ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) designation. The top two are the crus of Chablis and include the 7 Grand cru vineyards followed by the lower Premier crus. Wines made entirely from fruit from these vineyards are entitled to list their wines as ''cru classé'' Chablis on the wine label. Below these tiers are the lower designations of basic Chablis AOC and Petit Chablis. Soil quality and hill slope play a major role in delineating the differences. Many of the Premier Crus, and all the Grand Crus vineyards, are planted along valley of the Serein river as it flows into the Yonne with the best sites located on a southwest facing slope that receives the maximum amount of sun exposure. All of Chablis' Grand Cru vineyards and many of their better Premier Cru vineyards are planted on primarily Kimmeridgean soil (a composition of limestone, clay and tiny fossilized oyster shells) which is believed to impart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
